'Mammoth' Deadly Snake Found On School Campus Rescued, Photo Goes Viral

A deadly snake that was found on a school campus in Nambour, Australia, was captured following a 10-minute rescue operation.

Stuart McKenzie with the Sunshine Coast Snake Catchers 24/7 arrived at the school Friday morning to capture the huge Red Bellied Black Snake. But by then the snake had slithered away and was found in a creek behind the school. It was caught following a 10-minute rescue operation.

Speaking to International Business Times about the rescue operation, McKenzie said, "The snake was right down the back and took off down a hill and went in a creek and I jumped in the shallow creek to catch it."

A photo of McKenzie holding the huge venomous reptile was posted on Sunshine Coast Snake Catchers 24/7's Facebook page with the caption, "Have a go at the size of this Red Bellied Black Snake! What a healthy individual. It certainly proved quite difficult to catch!"

McKenzie said the reptile, one of the most commonly found snakes in eastern Australia, was about five feet long and was "very fat and healthy."

"They are one of my favourite species to catch. It was a large size for this species and very fat and healthy," he said.

The Facebook post has since gone viral with people calling the snake "mammoth."

"Wowsers! Aren't red belly black snakes normally much smaller than this?" one person commented. "Wholly dooly that is hughmungus !!!" another person commented.

"What a beauty! He's looking very healthy. I bet he was difficult to catch looking at him. He's a big whoah!" another user commented.

"Did it eat the children? That a massive Red belly," another user wrote.

This comes two days after another snake was removed from a school in Queensland. In a Facebook post, the Sunshine Coast Snake Catcher 24/7 said the reptile was a "stunning' Common Tree Snake.

"This guy was super cranky as he was being hassled by some birds before I arrived so it was a little bitey haha. How amazing are the colours on this snake!" the Facebook post said, along with a photo of the reptile. The post has since gone viral.